
“Candour is the brightest gem of criticism.”
Literary Journals.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
Isaac D'Israeli, The Curiosities of Literature, "Literary Journals".
Misattributed, Isaac D'Israeli
“Candour is the brightest gem of criticism.”
Literary Journals.
Curiosities of Literature (1791–1834)
“One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it.”
New England Weather, speech to the New England Society (December 22, 1876)
“That gems the starry girdle of the year.”
Part II, line 194
Pleasures of Hope (1799)
Leaves Of Morya's Garden (1924 - 1925), Book I : The Call (1924)
Context: By holiness in life, guard the precious Gem of Gems.
Aum Tat Sat Aum!
I am thou, thou art I — parts of the Divine Self.
My Warriors! Life thunders — be watchful.
Danger! The soul hearkens to its warning!
The world is in turmoil — strive for salvation.
I invoke blessings unto you.
Salvation will be yours!
Life nourishes the soul.
Strive for the life glorified,
and for the realization of purity.
Put aside all prejudices — think freely.
Be not downcast but full of hope.
Flee not from life, but walk the path of salvation.
“Creativity is a hidden gem. Education is needed to uncover it.”
The Poet's Poetic Responsibility (2012)
“But it is not for the perfect vase or the polished gem to choose their owners.”
Source: The Persian Boy (1972), p. 29
“Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.”
A Morning Exercise.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)